CMHA Mental Health Week

May 7 - 13

CMHA's Mental Health Week is an annual national event that takes place during the first week in May to encourage people from all walks of life to learn, talk, reflect and engage with others on all issues relating to mental health.

Learn, understand, participate - visit www.mentalhealthweek.ca and help spread the word that mental health must be a priority for all Canadians!

TVO Mental Health Matters

TVO, in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), presents Mental Health Matters—an in-depth exploration of the state of mental health in our society. Mental Health Matters features television programming, extensive online resources and special in-the-community broadcast events to inspirit informed conversation on an issue that affects us all.

Below are some of the resources associated with Mental Health Matters. Please continue to check back for more links, videos and announcements as we get closer to Mental Health Matters week.

Links

• TVO Mental Health Matters Website
• TVOParents - Children's Mental Health Website
• The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Stories

• Struggling with Schizophrenia - First and second-hand accounts of those affected by mental illness
• Mario Pietrantoni's struggle with Bipolar Disorder
• Ali's struggle with drug and alcohol addiction
• Matt Watts on living with Anxiety Disorder
• CAMH's Jackie Nourse talks about living with Depression

Social Media

• Add a Mental Health Matters PicBadge to your Facebook or Twitter profile pic